The Dawson journal., 1887-03-24
MAEeY'S SAD FATE.
Story OF q Little GIrl Ia Nor
El0n Family.

JERICHO VALLEY, Utah, March
7.-Sixteen years ago Samuel
Bates, Mormon, then the pos
SCISSOR OF two wives, Ann end
Jane, the latter being childless,
took Mary Lee, an orphan, to
bring up according to the rites Of
the Church OF the Latter Day
Saints. As Ann lad many child.
rem to comfort her, the babe was
placed in charge Of Jane, e devout
Mormon, herself born in the faith.
Mary Lae'e parents were from
England. Her mother was del
icato little woman, we'll 1emem-
bered by many hero as a fearful
and unhappy person. Times were
hard with them when they first
appeared here, and they grew
harder for some reason. Just as
her husband was about to take q
second wife, evidently against the
wishes Of the companion OF his
youth, he was killed il snow
slide, aud three months after that
his widow died, some said OF q
broken heart, leaving little Mary
alone in the world. Samuel
Bates vas something OF man
among the Mormons. lie was
called Brother Bates. His first
wife was q hard, coarse woman,
bat Jane, to whom the lite or
phan went, was tender, rather
good looking, and filed with a
stern and unbenliug faith in the
divinity OF her religion, and de-
termination to Give" it to the end.
The caild whiaai .hus fell to her
part3ok OF her dead mothers dis
position. As she grew to woman
hood she became fair to a degrees
not often seen in these parts, but
In seirit she was gloomy, sad and
raticent. Surrounded by Nor
mons and taught by the pions
Jane, she became almost a fanatic
Oh thu subject OF religion herself,
aud readily received ali that was
ins5iiled into her mind as tae in
SEPARATION Of the Lord.
4 year or two ago Mary Lee
! became acquainted with young
man living in mining camp not
! far from here, gentle, OF course
as no Mormon deiyes for gold
and silver. The youth, Seth
Bentley, by name, rarely Lost an
oppo, tunity to pay the girl little
attentions, and at length it became
| the rum0r that he was her accept
ed lover. She would stroll away
to The loot OF the hills to meet him,
OF evenings they would To seen by
tna lu0uatain brook which winds
tlroagh tue town, aud of Sunday
afternoons, particularly when
Brother Bates Is away FROM home,
they would ba riding or walking
together. Jane made no cpposi-
ton to the intimacy, but when
Brother Bates attention was call
| Ell to the matter, he felt that it
! was his duty to interfere. Little
by little James nlind was won
over to his way Of thinking, though
at first she had been uUsuepecting,
Bentley IVES forbidden the house,
and th2 girl was told that she
nust never meet him again. But
they met after this, not as result
Of Nary's disobedience, bat by
| reason OF Bentley's persistence.
He found her ons day Last sum
Iner down by tae brook, and when
she would have ran from him he
caught her, and holding her close
ly he told her Of his affection for
her and eAtreatea her to become
his wife, and in return received
some encouragement. From chat
tiae on they met occasionally,
unknown to Brother Bates OF
Jane.
Ia September Brother Ratea
Went to New Eexico on az exhor-
t&ton tour, and VIXEN lie returned
il October no brought back with
him Mormon elder named
Crafty, who, seeing Nary Lee,
bethousht Gin that 10 woGlG Ike
70 take another wife, his fifth, arc